Tasting menus, Michelin stars and the chefs redefining Taipei.
Tasting menus, Michelin stars, and the kitchens redefining what fine dining means in Taipei.
Le Palais inside Palais de Chine Hotel has held three Michelin stars since 2018, Taiwan's only 3-star room. Cantonese fine dining, Cherry Valley duck.
Order: Cantonese roast duck two ways, char siu Iberico, salted-egg spinach dumplings at dim sum.
Tip: Lunch dim sum is the easier reservation. The roast duck must be pre-ordered.
logy holds two Michelin stars under chef Ryogo Tahara, sister to Florilege Tokyo. Asian-contemporary tasting menu rotating on Taiwanese sourcing.
Order: The seasonal tasting; the wine and tea pairings rotate to match.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays. Reservations open one month ahead online; one seating per evening.
T+T holds one Michelin star for chef Johnny Tsai's tapas-tasting contemporary menu, rotating every three to four months around pan-Asian sourcing.
Order: The full chef's tasting; tea or wine pairings on request.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Reservations open six weeks ahead by phone; weekday dinner is the easier seat.
Mountain and Sea House in Taipei holds one Michelin star and revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cuisine in a restored heritage mansion on Ren'ai Road.
Order: Honey-glazed pork lard rice, the suckling pig (pre-ordered).
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only; weekday lunches are easier.
Ya Ge at the Mandarin Oriental Taipei holds one Michelin star for modern Chinese, the Peking duck served in two courses and a Hangzhou-leaning lunch dim sum.
Order: Two-course Peking duck and the tea-smoked sea bass.
Tip: Reserve through the Mandarin Oriental website; service charge 10 percent on the bill.
Tairroir holds two Michelin stars for chef Kai Ho's French-Taiwanese tasting menu, fusing bistronomy technique with native bamboo and pomelo.
Order: The chef's seven-course tasting with wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reservations open online via the restaurant's own platform; lunch is easier.
The Guest House at the Sherwood Taipei holds one Michelin star for refined Sichuan-leaning Chinese cooking. Mapo tofu, smoked tea duck and seafood courses.
Order: Smoked tea duck, mapo tofu, and the seasonal seafood course.
Tip: Reserve through the Sherwood Taipei website; service charge added.
Mume in Taipei, by Hong Kong-born chef Richie Lin, holds one Michelin star for Nordic-influenced cooking with Taiwanese roots, Asia's 50 Best regular.
Order: The seasonal tasting; the snacks course is the chef's most-photographed.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays. Reservations open online via SevenRooms.
JL Studio, Jimmy Lim's modern Singaporean room (Asia's 50 Best Top 10), opened a Taipei outpost in 2024 holding two Michelin stars on the 2025 Taiwan guide.
Order: Tasting menu; the chilli crab xiaolongbao course is the marquee dish.
Tip: Limited counter seats. Reservations open eight weeks ahead through SevenRooms.
The French Window at Bellavita Xinyi runs a one-Michelin-star French brasserie tasting menu under crystal chandeliers, classic French technique throughout.
Order: Foie gras course and the Wagyu beef Wellington.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reserve via Bellavita's website or by phone.
Fujin Tree pairs modern Taiwanese cooking with a deep Champagne list, holding one Michelin star in Songshan's Fujin Street neighbourhood near Nanjing E. Rd.
Order: The seasonal Taiwanese tasting paired with grower Champagne.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reservations open online via the restaurant's site.
Editor picks in Taipei include Le Palais, logy, T+T, plus the full fine dining chapter on TableJourney.